Local photo studio is going to the dogs!

There's a Luxembourg photography studio that is quite literally going to the dogs, but it's all positive as business appears to be booming, thanks to our four-legged friends.

28.02.2014

(ADW) There's a Luxembourg photography studio that is quite literally going to the dogs, but it's all positive as business appears to be booming, thanks to our four-legged friends. As a gesture the studio is now running a campaign to donate a portion of photo-shooting earnings to Luxembourg Animal Shelter chartiy.

MyShooting.lu began life in 2010 with the studio opening in 2013 set up by Gordon Meyrath and Steve Musel and like many other studios it offers a variety of photography genres such as modelling, concerts, baby, culinary, building and even pregnancy photography.

The guys also made MyShooting.lu into a social network inviting people to set up accounts and share photos boasting that all data and pictures are safely stored on their servers in Luxembourg, unlike Facebook.

While business was steady, nothing stood out as a real money-maker, that is until the dogs came along!

Gordon explained how his dog photography came about. “The reason I started with dogs was because a friend of mine had a husky and I thought it would be fun and a challenge to take pics of an excited dog. I then published a few photos on Facebook with an amazing success and hundreds of likes” he said. “This led to a few more dog photo sessions and I saw the interest and joy it seemed to bring to people and their dogs, so I thought why not try to be one of the first proper dog photographers in Luxembourg!"

Gordon went on to explain that he was suddenly inundated with calls from owners wanting pictures of their pooch and dog photography quickly became the main part of his work.

But how difficult is dog photography? Is it more difficult to get a dog to pose? “No because it is not me the main 'actor' it is the owner”, said Gordon. “For me it is important that the dog feels comfortable and relaxed in the studio, so it should go outside for a pee first, then be able to run freely around the studio before the photo shooting starts. During that time I’m also getting to know the dog and making sure they are comfortable with me because if I don’t know the dog, the photos won’t be good”. Gordon concluded by explaining that the “art of taking photos only works if there is perfect interaction with the owner, photographer and the dog.

Now Gordon and MyShooting Studio want to share in their doggy success and give something back to their subject. For the coming month 25 euros from every dog photo shoot will be donated to “Lëtzebuerger Déiereschutzliga ASBL” (Luxembourg Animal Charity). “I saw the need for donations and decided to use my talent to give something back”, said the photographer.

A dog photography session with MyShooting Studio costs 250 euros and the package includes the photo-shooting session itself in the studio located in Holzem, 12 separate photos, one photo on canvas and four printed photos on professional photo paper.

If you are interested in a dog photo session for a good cause contact MyShooting Studio: